The Best Way to Help Yourself is to Help Others

The best way to help yourself is to help others.

Remember that sometimes you need to help yourself first before you can help others (like oxygen mask on a plane, needing more education/training/practice, needing to recharge your batteries...)

You don't have to love your job. It's absolutely fine if you don't even like your job. You definitely should not hate your job - hate is a very strong word and no one should be hating anything.

About your job (which you may or may not like) ask yourself:

  • How can I help others?
  • How can I better myself to better help others?
*Others = customers, colleagues, company...

There is everything good in being open to new and better opportunities.

More money = more you can help family / loved ones / yourself!

Money isn't everything. Money by itself does not make you happy. Helping people is the path to happiness.

Don't be afraid to ask for help. People like to help (it makes them feel significant and everyone is searching for significance.)

Significance = how much can / do you help others?

Relevant Quotes

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Help yourself by helping others." - John Templeton

"Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others." - Elbert Hubbard

"Don't  cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got!"

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams

"Help yourself so you can better help others."

"A person has two hands. One for helping himself. The other for helping others."